📖 B — The English dictionary · page 55

bumblebee — Everyday, meaning 1: A bumblebee is a large, round, hairy bee, often black and yellow, that buzzes loudly and collects nectar and pollen from flowers.↗ Example: A bumblebee buzzed around the lavender.↗ · Bumblebees help flowers make seeds.↗ · Leave the bumblebee alone and it won't sting you.↗ · Bumblebees are fluffy and round.↗ · The bumblebee was covered in yellow pollen.↗ · We planted flowers to help bumblebees.↗ · A bumblebee nest can be in the ground.↗ · Bumblebees can fly on cool, cloudy days.↗

bummer — Everyday, meaning 1: (slang) A bummer is a disappointing or annoying thing or situation: «The rain was a bummer.».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (slang) «What a bummer!» or «Bummer!» is said when something goes wrong, like «What a shame!» or «That's annoying!».↗ Example: The trip was cancelled?↗ What a bummer!↗ · It's a bummer that the pool is closed today.↗ · (slang) Bummer, I left my lunch at home.↗ · Losing the final was a real bummer.↗ · «I can't come to your party.»↗ «Aw, bummer.»↗ · Getting a cold on the first day of the holidays is such a bummer.↗ · It's a bummer, but we can try again tomorrow.↗ · The ending of the film was a bit of a bummer.↗

bump — Everyday, meaning 1: A bump is a raised round part on a surface, like a bump in a road.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A bump is a swelling on your body where you have been hit.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To bump into something is to hit it by accident.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: To bump into someone is to meet them by chance.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: A bump is a dull sound of something hitting something.↗ Example: I bumped my head on the cupboard.↗ · He has a big bump on his knee.↗ · Slow down for the speed bump.↗ · I bumped into my teacher at the shop.↗ · We heard a bump upstairs.↗ · The bus bumped along the country road.↗ · Careful not to bump the table.↗ · Do you see this little bump on his forehead?↗

bumpiness — Everyday, meaning 1: Bumpiness is how bumpy something is: how many lumps, holes or rough parts a surface has.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Bumpiness is also the feeling of being shaken up and down, like on a rough road, a bumpy flight or a choppy boat ride.↗ Example: The bumpiness of the old track made the bike rattle.↗ · The pilot said to expect some bumpiness during the flight.↗ · We measured how the bumpiness of the surface changed how far the car rolled.↗ · The bumpiness of the lane made Dad drive very slowly.↗ · Sandpaper has more bumpiness than glass, so there is more friction.↗ · The baby slept through all the bumpiness of the bus ride.↗

bumpy — Everyday, meaning 1: Bumpy describes a surface that is not smooth but has lumps and holes.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A bumpy ride or flight is one where you are shaken up and down.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Bumpy can mean full of problems, as in «a bumpy start».↗ Example: The road to the farm is very bumpy.↗ · The plane ride got bumpy over the mountains.↗ · A toad has bumpy skin.↗ · The toy car went slower on the bumpy carpet.↗ · Our new class had a bumpy start, but now we all get on.↗ · Hold on tight, it's going to be bumpy!↗ · He learned to jump by chasing hares in a bumpy field.↗

bun — Everyday, meaning 1: A bun is a small, round piece of bread, often sweet.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A bun is a bread roll used for a burger or hot dog.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A bun is a hairstyle where long hair is twisted into a round knot.↗ Example: Buns come in packs of 8.↗ · Hot dogs come in packs of 10.↗ · She bought 24 buns.↗ · Each bun costs 50 cents.↗ · Hot cross buns are eaten at Easter.↗ · Put the burger in a bun.↗ · She wears her hair in a bun for ballet.↗ · The cinnamon buns smelled lovely.↗ · We sang «Hot Cross Buns» in music class.↗ · A sticky bun fell on the floor.↗ · She bought a loaf of brown bread and five currant buns.↗

bunch — Everyday, meaning 1: A bunch is a group of things held together, like a bunch of bananas, grapes, keys or flowers.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A bunch (informal) is a group of people or a lot of something: «a bunch of friends».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To bunch up is to come close together in a group.↗ Example: A bunch has 6 bananas.↗ · She bought 3 bunches of grapes.↗ · Each bunch of flowers has 12 roses.↗ · A bunch costs 2 dollars.↗ · He carried a bunch of keys.↗ · They're a friendly bunch.↗ · I have a whole bunch of homework.↗ · The runners bunched up at the corner.↗ · She picked a bunch of daisies for her mom.↗ · This apple is the best of the bunch.↗ · Here and there over the rolling green were tall bunches of coarse gray weeds.↗

bundle — Everyday, meaning 1: A bundle is a group of things tied or wrapped together, like sticks or papers.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A bundle is a soft parcel, like a baby wrapped in a blanket.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To bundle is to tie things together or to push someone quickly somewhere.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: To bundle up is to dress warmly.↗ Example: Each bundle has 10 sticks.↗ · He has 4 bundles and 3 loose sticks.↗ · Papers come in bundles of 50.↗ · How many bundles from 200 papers?↗ · 4 bundles of ten and 3 ones make 43.↗ · Bundle up, it's cold outside!↗ · The puppy is a bundle of energy.↗ · She carried a bundle of clothes.↗ · Tie the sticks in a bundle with string.↗ · He was a bundle of nerves before the test.↗ · When he loosed the bundle he was astonished.↗ · And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack; and when they and their father saw their bundles of money, they were afraid.↗ (Torah GEN.42.35, JPS 1917)↗ · And also pull out some for her of purpose from the bundles, and leave it, and let her glean, and rebuke her not.'↗ (Writings RUT.2.16, JPS 1917)↗

bung — Everyday, meaning 1: A stopper or plug that closes a hole in a barrel, bottle or sink.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (verb, UK, informal) To put or throw something somewhere quickly and carelessly: «just bung it in the bag».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (verb) To block something up: «my nose is all bunged up».↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (noun, UK, slang) A bribe: money given secretly to get an unfair advantage.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: (Australia, informal) «Go bung» means break down or stop working.↗ Example: Bung your coat on the chair.↗ · Can you bung the pizza in the oven?↗ · My nose is all bunged up with a cold.↗ · Put the bung back in the barrel.↗ · The football agent was accused of taking a bung.↗ · The old telly's gone bung again (Australia).↗ · Don't stand there like a ridiculous oaf, for I must go back again directly to my bung and my cask."↗

bungalow — Everyday, meaning 1: A bungalow is a house with only one floor, without stairs to an upstairs.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (South Asia, older use) A large one-storey house with a veranda.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (US) A small, cosy house, often with a low roof and a porch.↗ Example: Grandma lives in a bungalow, so she doesn't climb stairs.↗ · Our holiday bungalow had a veranda facing the sea.↗ · A bungalow has all its rooms on one floor.↗ · They moved from a flat into a little bungalow.↗ · The street is full of brick bungalows.↗ · In Australia many old houses are weatherboard bungalows.↗ · Then the bungalow will be empty, and Rikki-tikki will go.”↗

bungee — Everyday, meaning 1: A long, stretchy rope or cord; bungee jumping is jumping from a high place with such a cord tied to your ankles so you bounce up and down.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A bungee cord (elastic strap with hooks) used to hold things on a bike rack or roof rack.↗ Example: My uncle went bungee jumping in New Zealand.↗ · The bungee cord stretched and pulled her back up.↗ · Use a bungee to hold the bag on the bike rack.↗ · Bungee jumpers must be weighed first for safety.↗ · I'd be too scared to bungee off a bridge!↗

bungling — Everyday, meaning 1: To bungle is to do a job badly, through clumsiness or lack of skill.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Bungling means clumsy and unskilled, making a mess of things.↗ Example: The bungling baker burned the bread.↗ · I bungled the sum and had to start again.↗ · A bungling helper can spoil the whole game.↗

bunk — Everyday, meaning 1: A narrow bed fixed to a wall, as on a ship or train.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: One of two beds built one above the other; a bunk bed.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (verb, informal) To sleep somewhere, often with others.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (British, informal) «bunk off»: to stay away from school or work without permission.↗ Example: I sleep on the top bunk and my brother on the bottom.↗ · At summer camp we each chose a bunk.↗ · The sailors climbed into their narrow bunks.↗ · Use the ladder to get to the top bunk.↗ · We bunked at Grandma's house for the night.↗ · Little kids shouldn't sleep on the top bunk.↗ · Bunking off school is against the rules.↗ · The train had bunks so passengers could sleep.↗

bunny — Everyday, meaning 1: A bunny is a child's or friendly word for a rabbit, especially a young or small one.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (informal) «Bunny» is used in fun names like the Easter Bunny or «gym bunny» (someone who loves the gym).↗ Everyday, meaning 3: «Bunny» is a hill for beginners in skiing: the bunny slope (US) or nursery slope (UK).↗ Everyday, meaning 4: A bunny can also be a soft toy shaped like a rabbit.↗ Example: The bunny twitched its nose.↗ · We fed the bunny some carrot.↗ · The Easter Bunny hid chocolate eggs in the garden.↗ · There were 4 bunnies in each hutch and 3 hutches.↗ · My little sister has a toy bunny.↗ · Beginners start on the bunny slope.↗ · The bunny hopped across the lawn.↗ · "Give me my Bunny!" he said.↗

bunting — Everyday, meaning 1: Rows of small coloured flags, often triangles, hung on a string for a party or celebration.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A small seed-eating bird, such as the reed bunting or the corn bunting.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (old) A thin cloth used to make flags.↗ Example: We hung bunting across the school hall for the party.↗ · The street was covered in red, white and blue bunting.↗ · Each metre of bunting has 4 flags, so 5 metres has 20 flags.↗ · A reed bunting sang in the bushes.↗ · We made paper bunting in art.↗ · Take the bunting down after the fair.↗

buoy — Everyday, meaning 1: A floating object in the sea or a river, fixed in place, that marks a safe path, a danger, or where to stop.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A life buoy: a ring that floats, thrown to someone in the water.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (verb) To keep something afloat.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (verb) Buoy up: to make someone feel more cheerful or hopeful.↗ Example: A red buoy marked the rocks.↗ · Throw the life buoy to the swimmer!↗ · The boats tied up to the buoys in the harbour.↗ · The good news buoyed everyone's spirits.↗ · The buoy bobbed up and down on the waves.↗ · Swimmers must stay inside the yellow buoys.↗ · The buoy floated back and forth in the shallow water.↗

buoyancy — Everyday, meaning 1: (science) The upward push that water (or air) gives to an object, which makes things float or feel lighter.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The ability of something to float: «Cork has great buoyancy.».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Cheerfulness and the ability to recover quickly from bad times: «her buoyancy of spirit».↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (money) When prices or business stay high and strong.↗ Example: Buoyancy keeps the boat afloat.↗ · A life jacket gives you buoyancy in the water.↗ · It is easier to float in the sea because salt water gives more buoyancy.↗ · We tested the buoyancy of different fruits: the orange floated.↗ · Submarines change their buoyancy to dive and rise.↗ · Despite losing the match, the team's buoyancy returned quickly.↗ · The buoyancy of the air made his heart light.↗

buoyant — Everyday, meaning 1: Buoyant means able to float, or able to keep things floating.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Buoyant means cheerful and full of hope.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (money) A buoyant market or economy is doing well, with prices or sales rising.↗ Example: Cork is very buoyant, so it floats easily.↗ · Armbands are buoyant and help children float.↗ · Salt water is more buoyant than fresh water.↗ · The empty bottle was buoyant and bobbed on the waves.↗ · After the win, the team was in a buoyant mood.↗ · Sales of ice cream were buoyant all summer.↗ · Life jackets are made of buoyant material.↗ · No fresher rose hangs on the branches than she; no appleblossom carried away by the wind is more buoyant!↗

bur — Everyday, meaning 1: A bur is a prickly seed case or head of a plant that sticks to fur, wool and clothes.↗ Example: The dog came home covered in burs.↗ · I pulled a bur off my sock.↗ · Thorns and burs stuck in the sheep's wool.↗

burden — Everyday, meaning 1: A heavy load that you carry.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A difficult duty, worry or problem that is hard to deal with.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (verb) To give someone a heavy load or a worry.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (law) Burden of proof: the duty to show that something is true.↗ Example: The donkey carried a heavy burden up the hill.↗ · She didn't want to be a burden to her family.↗ · Sharing a worry with a friend eases the burden.↗ · Homework felt like a burden this week.↗ · Don't burden yourself with too many clubs.↗ · In court, the burden of proof is on the person who accuses.↗ · Debt can be a heavy burden for a family.↗ · Here he rested his burden against the wall.↗ · Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens.↗ (Torah EXO.1.11, JPS 1917)↗ · How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your strife?↗ (Torah DEU.1.12, JPS 1917)↗ · These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting.↗ (Torah NUM.4.15, JPS 1917)↗ · The burden concerning the Valley of Vision.↗ (Prophets ISA.22.1, JPS 1917)↗ · The burden of the wilderness of the sea.↗ (Prophets ISA.21.1, JPS 1917)↗ · The burden of the beasts of the South.↗ (Prophets ISA.30.6, JPS 1917)↗